Indonesian Constituent Assembly election, 1955

Constitutional Assembly elections were held in Indonesia on 15 December 1955. The Indonesian Provisional Constitution of 1950 had provided for the establishment of a democratically elected Constitutional Assembly to draw up a permanent constitution. In April 1953 the legislature passed the election bill. The elections for the People's Representative Council were set for September 1955, with the Constitutional Assembly elections three months later.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats
Indonesian National Party	9,070,218	23.97	119
Masjumi	7,789,619	20.59	112
Nahdatul Ulama	6,989,333	18.47	91
Indonesian Communist Party	6,232,512	16.47	80
Indonesian Islamic Union Party	1,059,922	2.80	16
Indonesian Christian Party	988,810	2.61	16
Catholic Party	748,591	1.99	10
Socialist Party of Indonesia	695,932	1.84	10
League of Upholders of Indonesian Independence	544,803	1.44	8
Islamic Educators Association	465,359	1.23	7
Labour Party	332,047	0.88	5
Party of the Masses	248,633	0.66	4
National People's Party	220,652	0.58	3
Police Employee's Association of the Republic of Indonesia	179,346	0.47	3
Dayak Unity Party	169,222	0.45	3
Indonesian Marhaen People's Union	164,386	0.43	2
Great Indonesia Party - Wongsonegoro	162,420	0.43	2
Consultative Council on Indonesian Citizenship	160,456	0.42	2
Indonesian Movement	157,976	0.42	2
Movement to Defend the Pancasila	152,892	0.40	2
Party of the People of Free Indonesia	143,907	0.38	2
Indonesia People's Party	134,011	0.35	2
Great Indonesia Party - Hazairin	101,509	0.27	2
Islamic Victory Force	74,913	0.22	1
Islamic Tharikah Unity Party	74,913	0.20	1
Village People's Party	39,278	0.10	1
Acoma Party	55,844	0.15	1
Gerekan Banteng RI	39,874	0.10	1
Partai Rakyat Desa	39,278	0.10	1
R. Soejono Prawirosoedarso & Associates	38,356	0.10	1
Gerakan Pilihan Sunda	35,035	0.1	1
PIR-Nusa Tenggara	33,823	0.1	1
Raja Keprabon and Associates	33,660	0.1	1
LM Idrus Effendi	31,988	0.1	1
Partai Tani Indonesia	30,060	0.1	1
Other parties	397,527	1.1	0
Total	37,837,105	100	514

References

• Feith, Herbert (2007) The Decline of Constitutional Democracy in Indonesia Equinox Publishing (Asia) Pte Ltd, ISBN 978-979-3780-45-0
• Komisi Pemilihan Umum (General Election Commission) retrieved January 13, 2008
• Ricklefs, M.C. (1991). A history of modern Indonesia since c.1200. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-4480-7